Archive - Jul 19, 2017

The Silver Lake Women’s Club GFWC is again sponsoring the Pola-Czesky Days kiddie parade, and is looking for participants.
The categories are Original, Storybook and Movie/TV. The parade will be Saturday, Aug. 5, at 10 a.m., with registration starting at 9:30 a.m. in front of the Silver Lake Auditorium. In case of inclement weather, the parade will be held under the big tent.
Each participant will receive a goodie bag and snack at the end of the parade. Cash prizes for first, second and third place in each category will be given, as well as lots of door prizes.

The McLeod County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday morning to seek requests for proposals from engineering firms to determine the existing condition and future needs of the Dakota Trail.
Commissioner Doug Krueger, who is the board liaison to the county’s trails committee, said his “phone lit up” after the trails committee voted unanimously to make the request for the engineering study.
Nevertheless, Krueger said, “it’s the right thing to do.”

Tried to pay your light bill lately? In person, I mean.
Well, if you are looking for an adventure, try walking to the Municipal Light Plant. I dare you.
I did it last week after dropping my car off at Harpel’s and walking back downtown. I had tried to drive to the Light Plant before dropping the car off, but I was stopped at every intersection. The streets were torn up and blocked off from all directions, except along Armstrong Avenue, which I didn’t think of at the time.

To the Editor:
For those donors who like the convenience of the American Red Cross program, RapidPass is a way for blood donors to complete their pre-reading and donation questions online from the comfort and privacy of their own home or office. RapidPass is only used to complete the pre-reading and pre-donation questionnaire in advance of your appointment; it does not take the place of scheduling an appointment.  American Red Cross expects to reduce the time donors with a RapidPass spend at blood drives by up to 15 minutes.

Three people were injured in a two-vehicle accident on Highway 15 north of Hutchinson Sunday at about 6 p.m.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a 1995 Buick driven by a 17-year-old was northbound on Highway 15 behind a 2015 Ford SW driven by Robert Allan Blodgett, 42, of Canton, Michigan. The Buick rear-ended the Ford as Blodgett was attempting to make a left turn onto 210th Street.